HISTORY IN BRIEF

YOUNG LINDA

Keith was born in Sydney in 1926.

He joined the RAAF in 1944 and when pilot training ceased at the end of the war he was transferred to the British Army and served with the Black Watch Royal Highland Regiment in India, Burma & Malaya for the next four years.

At the completion of the four years in the British Army, Keith was demobilized and took up a position in North Burma with a British mining company.

He returned to Australia and then studied Mining Engineering in Melbourne through the government post war training scheme for ex service personnel.

He married June in 1953 and they had three girls, Karen, Linda and Joanne. The three daughters spent most of their life as professional students.

Keith then started a company called Austral Mining which manufactured crushing plants and mining equipment and was located in Boundary road Archerfield, a suburb of Brisbane and Brisbane's secondary airport.

Keith sold Austral Mining in 1988 and commenced a period of "Semi-Retirement".

AVIATION

VH-EDS IN MOUNT HAGEN, PNG-AUG 1975

Keith's became interested in flying at an early age. His father was a member of the Australian Flying Corp in the First World War and his father's enthusiasm rubbed off onto the young Keith. This interest has now again been passed onto the next generation, with his three daughters Karen, Linda and Joanne all being licensed private pilots. No doubt we will see the same enthusiasm and a continuation of the tradition from grandson Rory by the year 2014 when he will be 16 years old. Rory will therefore open the second century (first century will be 1914 to 2014) for the Carmody's family ties with Australian aviation.

Keith's first aircraft was a 1960 Cessna 210.

His second aircraft was another Cessna 210. This time it was a 1964 turbocharged model. This aircraft had to be landed at Townsville when the nose-wheel became lazy and would not extend.

KEITH'S BARON VH-KCN

Keith's third aircraft was as Twin Comanche VH-EDS that he had for 6 years and eventually sold to Johnny Shuttlewood. The Comanche is still owned by John and remains at Archerfield to this day.

Keith's next aircraft was a B58 Baron that he only kept for a year.

This second B58 had larger fuel tanks and landing lights in the engine nacelles. This became Keith's fifth aircraft VH-KCN and it is still flown regularly by him to day. It is currently hangared at Archerfield alongside his former twin Comanche.

KEITH'S OTHER AIRCRAFT

AVIATION ACHIEVEMENTS

Former President of the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Queensland.

Former President of the Royal Queensland Aero Club (from 1971 to 1976) and now a life member.

Member of the aircraft recovery expedition to the Sahara Desert to recover Bill Lancaster's aircraft that crashed in the 1930's on a flight from England to South Africa. These exploitations resulted in Keith being imprisoned in an Algerian Jail.

Member of the aircraft recovery expedition that went to Burma to try to locate and recover the aircraft in which Sir Charles Kingsford Smith eventually disappeared.

Together with Denys Dalton, attempted an around the world record in a light twin (It was Denys' Beechcraft Duke). The flight commenced in Brisbane, Australia, however halfway through the flight the failure of an engine over North America delayed them by 6 weeks and when they eventually got back to Brisbane they were awarded the record for the slowest circumnavigation of the planet in a light twin.

OTHER NOTEABLE ACHIEVEMENTS

Jaguar Owner

Breaks bones

Wars Arranged

Political Activist

Treadmill Enthusiast

Wheeler Dealer of DC4's

KEITH'S KAPERS

Some years ago Keith decided to take his family on holidays to Fiji. Keith hired a car in Fiji to tour the island, however Keith drove nonstop until he had circumnavigated the Island. This left Linda with a migraine and Karen was so carsick all she could do was to chunder out the window while Keith continued his non-stop tour. The younger generation feel that he drove like Dick Johnson, but I'm sure that Keith thought that he was really Stirling Moss or Juan Manuel Fangio.

HOW MANY KEITHS ARE THERE???

REDLAND BAY HOME
The Home at Redland Bay is on acreage and has a pool and tennis court. The tennis court is organized by the professional tennis player June and is most famous and notorious for breaking legs. June also plants the weeds and seeds and looks after the curlews that also live in the garden. June also spends all waking hours watching the tennis on TV whenever it is playing. When it is not playing she still spends the time watching tennis replays on the Video.

Keith is required to catch the green frogs that frequent the toilet bowls in the house and he has become quite expert and efficient at this. It is most disconcerting for visitors to visit the toilet and see a frog looking up at them. It could jump anywhere.

All visitors are required to duck dive in the pool to collect all the leaves from the bottom before being allowed to use the pool.

KEITH & JUNE'S BATH TUB

TO BE CONTINUED WHEN MORE EDITORIAL ARRIVES!

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